LaGrow earned his first call-up to the majors by being named Southern League Player
of the Year in 1970. In his only two seasons as a starting pitcher, he went 8-19
(1974) and 7-14 (1975), prompting the Tigers to give up on him. After returning to
the AL with the White Sox in 1977, he was the ace of their bullpen for two seasons;
he finished third in the AL with 25 saves in '77.
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FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»October 8, 1972: During his club's 5–0 win in the 2nd game of the ALCS, Oakland's Bert Campaneris fires his bat at Detroit P Lerrin LaGrow. Campy, who had been hit by a pitch, is fined and suspended for the rest of the series. LaGrow is also thrown out of the game, but Detroit manages just three hits against Blue Moon Odom.
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